I had to take a break to catch up on reading/editing client manuscripts and working through the mss. I'd already requested. I'm only closed for a couple of months, hoping to open back up in January. #askTBA

It can... certain genres and themes can flood a market and make it hard to sell a book. Like YA Dystopian, or YA Paranormal books that surged a few years ago - made those topics difficult to sell due to the sheer number out there. #askTBA

RTing myself here: The 'slush pile' is all the queries that come in unsolicited/from strangers. The vast majority of my clients came to me via the slush pile. There's nothing wrong with being in it! #askTBA